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By the time he was 24, he had decided to move to </w:t></w:r><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>New York City</w:t></w:r></st1:place></st1:City><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> to attempt to break into the music industry. </w:t></w:r></w:p><w:p wsp:rsidR="00000000" wsp:rsidRDefault="00832D09"><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val="NormalWeb"/><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr></w:pPr><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>In </w:t></w:r><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>New York</w:t></w:r></st1:place></st1:State><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>, Mellencamp became a client of </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('B36zsa9ygb23d')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Dav</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>id Bowie's</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> manager Tony DeFries, who signed him to a lucrative with Mainman/MCA. Mellencamp recorded an album of covers called </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('Aarpzefukhgf1')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Chestnut Street Incident</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>. 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The fiasco of his first album was enough to sour Mellencamp toward th</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>e industry for the remainder of his career. Two years later, he signed with Riva Records, releasing </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('2A|BIOGRAPHY')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>A Biography</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> (1978) to little attention. However, </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('2JOHNNY|COUGAR')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Johnny Cougar</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> (</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>1979) spawned the Top 40 hit "I Need a Lover," which also became an AOR hit for </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('B7x61mpb39f1o')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Pat Benatar</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> a few years later. </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('B1tkku3t5anxk')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Steve Cropper</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> produced 1980's </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('Avecm963o3epf')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Nothin' Matters and What If It Did</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>, which contained the Top 30 hits "This Time" and "Ain't Even Done </w:t></w:r><w:proofErr w:type="gramStart"/><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>With</w:t></w:r><w:proofErr w:type="gramEnd"/><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> the Night." </w:t></w:r></w:p><w:p wsp:rsidR="00000000" wsp:rsidRDefault="00832D09"><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val="NormalWeb"/><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr></w:pPr><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>John Mellencamp's next album, 1982's </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('A8kqag4gttvnz')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>American Fool</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>, became his break</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>through, both commercially and musically. 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Featuring a distinct Appalachian folk and country influence, </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('A8c881vkjzzha')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>The Lonesome Jubilee</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> was a melancholy elegy for the forgotten </w:t></w:r><w:proofErr w:type="gramStart"/><st1:place w:st="on"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>middle</w:t></w:r><w:proofErr w:type="gramEnd"/><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> America</w:t></w:r></st1:place><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>, and while it was more adventurous than its predecessors</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>, it was another hit, peaking at number six and generating the hits "Paper in Fire," "Cherry Bomb" and "Check it Out." Mellencamp continued to explore American roots music on </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('Akch1z8oajyv8')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Big Daddy</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> (1989). While the album r</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>eceived generally good reviews and peaked at number seven, it failed to produce a big single. Two years later, he returned with </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('A1msyxdabjolj')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Whenever We Wanted</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>, which was another moderate hit, peaking at number 17. </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('Azub8b5c4bsqe')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Human Wheels</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> (1993) received some of Mellencamp's strongest reviews, yet the record didn't generate a hit single and quickly fell down the charts after debuting at number seven. </w:t></w:r></w:p><w:p wsp:rsidR="00000000" wsp:rsidRDefault="00832D09"><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val="NormalWeb"/><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr></w:pPr><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Mellencamp bounced back into the Top Te</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>n in 1994, when his duet with </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('B28q2g4jbtv6z')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Me'Shell NdegeOcello</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> on </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('Ba88gtq5zbu48')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Van Morrison's</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> "Wild Night" peaked at number three. 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Mellencamp planned to support the album with an extensive tour, but he suffered a major heart attack in la</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>te 1994 that necessitated its cancellation. Mellencamp spent 1995 recuperating, re-emerging in 1996 with </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('A4s1gtq3znu4a')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Mr. Happy Go-Lucky</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>. Produced by </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('B9xe997rjkrat')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Junior Vasquez</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> and demonstr</w:t></w:r><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>ating a slight dance influence, </w:t></w:r><w:hlink w:dest="javascript:z('Aifu36ja871w0')"><w:r><w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="Hyperlink"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:i/><w:i-cs/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t>Mr. Happy Go-Lucky</w:t></w:r></w:hlink><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Times New Roman" w:h-ansi="Times New Roman" w:cs="Times New Roman"/><wx:font wx:val="Times New Roman"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr><w:t> was greeted with positive reviews and featured the minor hit single "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)," which helped the album go gold. 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